Dec 11 Study on Hispanics Presents Complex Picture of a Growing Demographic By Quinn Bowman The NewsHour's Judy Woodruff spoke with Mark Hugo Lopez, associate director of the Pew Hispanic Research Center about their Pew's new study on Hispanics in America. The study reveals a complex portrait of the largest minority population in the United… Continue reading
Dec 11 Conversation: David Byrne Rides and Writes By Arts Desk "I've been riding a bike, in New York mainly, for almost 30 years, just as a way of getting around, starting off just getting around downtown to the clubs, art galleries, dinner with friends," says musician, artist and culture connisseur… Continue reading
Dec 11 Around the Nation, Friday Roundup By Arts Desk Here are some of this week's arts and culture headlines from public broadcasters around the nation. Continue reading
Dec 11 Patchwork Nation: Looking for Treasures in Lincoln City By Anna Shoup Hand blown glass floats can still be found and made on Oregon's Central Coast. Senior Correspondent Ray Suarez tests his skill at creating his own. Continue reading
Dec 10 Jeffrey Brown: New Series Will Explore the Next Chapter of Reading It's six years ago now that I interviewed Philip Roth about his novel, "The Plot Against America," and his life as a writer. Near the end of that conversation, I asked Roth how he saw his own role, the… Continue reading
Dec 10 Conversation: Rick Moody and Andy Hunter By Arts Desk Author Rick Moody has just published a new short story titled "Some Contemporary Characters." But the delivery system was unusual: The story was "published" on a Twitter feed in serial tweets every 10 - 20 minutes over three days, with… Continue reading
Dec 10 School Opens Doors with Second Language Learners in Focus By Anna Shoup The New America School in Eagle County, Colo., opened three years ago to educate the area's Latino high school students. Continue reading
Dec 10 Patchwork Nation: In One Boom Town, 'Simple Supper' Offers Community Relief By Online DA As the recession has dragged on in Eagle, Colo., a church dinner has provided relief to dozens of local residents hard hit by the economy's slide. Continue reading